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we also have the representative of connecticut's fifth congressional district. it will be alive tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. -- 11:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> governor, you said in july that someone would have to explain what the vice president does every day. you said you would not be vice president under any circumstances. maybe this is what was going on at the time. tell me, coming forward, what is the vice president worth? >> my comments were a lame attempt at a joke. we all know what a vice president does. >> what do they do? >> we know what a vice president does. that is not only preside over the senate, and i will take that position seriously, but i am thankful that the constitution well about a bit more authority to the vice president. making sure we are supportive of the president of's policies and making sure that the president understands our policies. energy independence in america and to be form of government over all and working with families and children with special needs. in a those arenas, john mccain has taught me -- tapped me and cannot wait to w
we also have the representative of connecticut's fifth congressional district. it will be alive tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. -- 11:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> governor, you said in july that someone would have to explain what the vice president does every day. you said you would not be vice president under any circumstances. maybe this is what was going on at the time. tell me, coming forward, what is the vice president worth? >> my comments were a lame attempt at a joke. we all know...
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it is not a plan for connecticut. it essentially parrots a bunch of talking points that have not worked for this country. >> why the lack of access as far as where the two of you are day in, day out. >> i don't think there is any comparison in terms of access. linda has refused to meet with editorial boards and i've been very willing to do so. i cannot count the number of press ability -- press availability as i have done. linda mcmahon does not want this campaign to be about issues. because of that is, she loses. whether its tax policy, support for education or women's health care, she cannot win because her economic plan is rooted in republican national talking points. my plan is rooted in the people of this state. >> i'm going to take time to respond to the very serious charge congressman murphy has leveled against me. shame on you. yet just accused me of plagiarizing my plan. it is beneath a congressman who is sitting today or anyone who is running for the united states senate. you know very well by plan is my own
it is not a plan for connecticut. it essentially parrots a bunch of talking points that have not worked for this country. >> why the lack of access as far as where the two of you are day in, day out. >> i don't think there is any comparison in terms of access. linda has refused to meet with editorial boards and i've been very willing to do so. i cannot count the number of press ability -- press availability as i have done. linda mcmahon does not want this campaign to be about...
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connecticut's u.s. senate candidate's face off in the second debate for the senate seat to replace retiring senator lieberman. this is courtesy of fox ct in hartford, conn. it is about 50 minutes. answer to the question. republican linda mcmahon. senate debate. democrat chris murphy and mcmahon will begin with a one minute opening statement. senate? prosperity. >> from channel 3 eyewitness news, a special campaign 2012 senate debate. >> a very good sunday to you. welcome to the first debate in the race for the u.s. senate seat currently held by the retiring senator, joe lieberman. first, the rules -- each candidate will have 90 seconds. can it ask the question first will have 30 seconds to rebut his or her opponent after the answer to the question. welcome our panelists -- and now, let's bring our candidates, democrat chris murphy and republican linda mcmahon. a coin toss determined that ms. mcmahon will begin with a one minute opening statement. >> good morning, and thanks to channel 3 and our panelist
connecticut's u.s. senate candidate's face off in the second debate for the senate seat to replace retiring senator lieberman. this is courtesy of fox ct in hartford, conn. it is about 50 minutes. answer to the question. republican linda mcmahon. senate debate. democrat chris murphy and mcmahon will begin with a one minute opening statement. senate? prosperity. >> from channel 3 eyewitness news, a special campaign 2012 senate debate. >> a very good sunday to you. welcome to the...
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and when i said that dan inouye's leag is in connecticut and -- legacy is in connecticut and probably most every other state, i could go around the state and i'm thinking of the years and years danny was the chairman of the appropriations committee and the defense appropriations committee. there wasn't anything that we were able to do for connecticut in that time he didn't support. protecting long island sound, the connecticut river, improving our transportation stems systems, making gras to our schools, colleges, and universities, support of the defense industries in connecticut, which have meant so much to the defense of our country but also to the economy of our state. so i salute his memory. all of us should honor it, and try in our own way to emulate this great man. mr. president, senator blumenthal and i come to the floor today to thank our colleagues for adopting by unanimous consent last night s.r., senate resolution 621 which is the exactly mirrored to in the words of house resolution 833 condemning the attacks that occurred in newtown, connecticut last friday and expressing
and when i said that dan inouye's leag is in connecticut and -- legacy is in connecticut and probably most every other state, i could go around the state and i'm thinking of the years and years danny was the chairman of the appropriations committee and the defense appropriations committee. there wasn't anything that we were able to do for connecticut in that time he didn't support. protecting long island sound, the connecticut river, improving our transportation stems systems, making gras to...
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host: susan, connecticut. caller: hi, mr. gerard. i have relatives in montana who had emphysema and as much from the refining techniques you do there, and i would suggest that you read "resource wars" because it will explain that your state- of-the-art technology might have good intentions, but you can not possibly have more accidents because the oil you're trying to get is much more difficult to reach, so actually with all of this drilling the price will go up. the governor said we of new techniques that will get us gas, and that will be fracturing in new york state, which will disturb our water, almost precious resource that we will have a resource war, sir. thank you. guest: i appreciate your comments, but i strongly disagree. if you look at history, a lot of what you have said is not accurate. the comment about hydraulic fracturing -- there has been no confirmed case of contamination of groundwater as a result of hydraulic fracturing, yet if you read public press you will see startling headlines that suggest otherwise. the modern
host: susan, connecticut. caller: hi, mr. gerard. i have relatives in montana who had emphysema and as much from the refining techniques you do there, and i would suggest that you read "resource wars" because it will explain that your state- of-the-art technology might have good intentions, but you can not possibly have more accidents because the oil you're trying to get is much more difficult to reach, so actually with all of this drilling the price will go up. the governor said we...
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i come from connecticut. a fortune 500 company, 15 years ago, they went through their health care expenses, and said we need to fix this, and they did some work in terms of increasing co-payments, and try to get more patient involvement in terms of utilization. what they also did was say we will incentivize people to stop smoking, have a healthier diet in our cafeteria, promote exercise, and actually installed exercise rooms. what they saw it is their health-care costs went down because people were just following better practices. you know, this is the way we solve our health care systems challenges in my opinion without pushing people financially with high deductibles, co-payments, and premiums. that is exactly what the funding in this program is that mr. john deere is talking about. we would eliminate a tax loophole -- john boehner is talking about. we would eliminate tax loopholes for oil companies. frankly, the notion we need to prop them up with more tax credits defies common sense. the senate has a prop
i come from connecticut. a fortune 500 company, 15 years ago, they went through their health care expenses, and said we need to fix this, and they did some work in terms of increasing co-payments, and try to get more patient involvement in terms of utilization. what they also did was say we will incentivize people to stop smoking, have a healthier diet in our cafeteria, promote exercise, and actually installed exercise rooms. what they saw it is their health-care costs went down because people...
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good for connecticut? >> we have had a tradition in this state that republicans were different from what we see in washington today. unfortunately, the republican party has become radicalized. it has become a shadow of what it once was. i do nothing to have conn's interest at heart. the republican party that seeks to the control of the senate would eradicate a woman's choice but to control decisions for our own body. the republican senate would have another round of tax cuts for the very wealthy at the expense of the middle class. republicans who want to take are the senate would do away with things such as funding schools in connecticut. and many of those issues, she holds the same positions as they do. i am proud of the fact that i have reached out across the aisle in congress. i have started a group called the center aisle caucus. it was a group of democrats and republicans working together to find areas that the two parties can come together on. we need a budget that cut spending at a greater rate than
good for connecticut? >> we have had a tradition in this state that republicans were different from what we see in washington today. unfortunately, the republican party has become radicalized. it has become a shadow of what it once was. i do nothing to have conn's interest at heart. the republican party that seeks to the control of the senate would eradicate a woman's choice but to control decisions for our own body. the republican senate would have another round of tax cuts for the very...
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connecticut centers are speaking about the shootings in newtown, connecticut. her lieberman -- senator lieberman is on the floor. they will swear and patrick leahy and that will be on c- span2. they are do not off the floor in the old senate chamber. his intention to submit a plan over $1those earning million a year. the president had offered a level of $400,000 late yesterday. releasing a office statement saying the planned will not protect middle class families because they cannot pass both congress -- both houses of congress. democrats wrapped up their news conference moments ago. john larson and xavier becerra and others talking about the fiscal cliff and also the shootings in connecticut. >> good morning. this is the democratic causes and we're proud of our members and the unity expressed and the solidarity with the citizens of newtown, connecticut, and for those children and adults that lost their lives last friday. there was a lot of discussion and we have seen far too much violence and loss of life, and it seems to have intensified. the feeling of this
connecticut centers are speaking about the shootings in newtown, connecticut. her lieberman -- senator lieberman is on the floor. they will swear and patrick leahy and that will be on c- span2. they are do not off the floor in the old senate chamber. his intention to submit a plan over $1those earning million a year. the president had offered a level of $400,000 late yesterday. releasing a office statement saying the planned will not protect middle class families because they cannot pass both...
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connecticut? do we have the right to privacy to purchase contraception? >> this is an important question for people to know -- >> i accept the decision of griswald. >> i take that as a no. >> then you misunderstand it. >> do you support an amendment to the u.s. constitution, the person had amendment that was proposed in the state of mississippi and failed? >> i would look at the language of that, but generally speaking, if so inclined to be supportive of the finding -- defining life at the conception and the catholic church in the five basic positions of the church with embryonic stem cell research. language. >> if you years ago you showed a scale model of a wall that should be built on the southern border with mexico. do you still feel that this is the way to go? >> people said we cannot build a wall. i said, i would get down to the tinker toys and show them. i put together a model and said, this is how we do it. we could build a mile of this per day. this puts aside the argument, that we have 5,500 miles of the great wall of china, but my position is th
connecticut? do we have the right to privacy to purchase contraception? >> this is an important question for people to know -- >> i accept the decision of griswald. >> i take that as a no. >> then you misunderstand it. >> do you support an amendment to the u.s. constitution, the person had amendment that was proposed in the state of mississippi and failed? >> i would look at the language of that, but generally speaking, if so inclined to be supportive of the...
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i watched the statements in the prayers take lace in connecticut. -- place in connecticut. we have to accept the reality that we're not not doing enough to protect our citizens. the president will do everything he can administratively. you must engage thoughtfully in laws to prevent violence. every idea should be on the table on how to best to keep our children safe. >> [inaudible] > >> i have been very clear. we need to have a full discussion. the president has made an overture to the speaker. we hope to get something affirmative from the republicans. from this, they have walked away. i appreciate the president showing the american people how reasonable he is trying to be. a significant tax increases and significant cuts. >> [inaudible] >> this is not a situation where we are going to vote on a provision in a bill. it will be a framework and how to deal with the framework of the security of this country. >> [inaudible] >> plan b as i understand it calls out for sending out a bill english the only thing that'll be in it would be raising taxes for those who make over $1 mill
i watched the statements in the prayers take lace in connecticut. -- place in connecticut. we have to accept the reality that we're not not doing enough to protect our citizens. the president will do everything he can administratively. you must engage thoughtfully in laws to prevent violence. every idea should be on the table on how to best to keep our children safe. >> [inaudible] > >> i have been very clear. we need to have a full discussion. the president has made an overture...
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host: new haven, connecticut. chris, a democrat. caller: thank you for taking my call. i have seen that the elections from the past. the lbj-kennedy elections were really fraudulent. what really bothers me is that local officials seem to have control of most elections. here in connecticut, we have an ex-governor who is an ex-con and one mayor who is a kind. these people are corrupt and they run our elections -- one mayor who is a con. i was disappointed that you only listed three of the five worst offenders. have a great day. guest: connecticut, in general, i am aware of the situation there. we at common cause understand. in the wake of those convictions that you are talking about, there was a sweeping campaign finance reform in the state. having good voting systems in place does not get rid of the corruption. there is a lot of money in politics these days, especially with the citizens united supreme court decision that lifted the ban o corporate giving. there is room for illegal corruption, bribery seems to have been made illegal. the fact is, connecticut, itself, in t
host: new haven, connecticut. chris, a democrat. caller: thank you for taking my call. i have seen that the elections from the past. the lbj-kennedy elections were really fraudulent. what really bothers me is that local officials seem to have control of most elections. here in connecticut, we have an ex-governor who is an ex-con and one mayor who is a kind. these people are corrupt and they run our elections -- one mayor who is a con. i was disappointed that you only listed three of the five...
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. >> we did not begin as a city in connecticut. there was only a vague native american region and later a county in another state called kentucky. we began in 1778 as louisville, virginia. >> next weekend, join book tv, american history tv and c-span's local content vehicles from louisville, kentucky. literary life by john david dike on kentucky senior senator mitch mcconnell. sunday at 5:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv, three weeks at farmington plantation in 1841 would be key on shaping abraham lincoln's views on slavery. also the steamboat on the ohio river. take a look back on the bell of louisville. c-span sflorse the history and literal -- explores the history and literary life next week from louisville on c-span2 and 3. >> now a look at the latest fundraising numbers from the presidential campaign and the superpacks. this is 30 minutes. changing campaign 2012. >> absolutely. this is a whole new ballgame. we are looking at a system that's brand-new for a presidential election cycle where the money can come directly fro
. >> we did not begin as a city in connecticut. there was only a vague native american region and later a county in another state called kentucky. we began in 1778 as louisville, virginia. >> next weekend, join book tv, american history tv and c-span's local content vehicles from louisville, kentucky. literary life by john david dike on kentucky senior senator mitch mcconnell. sunday at 5:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv, three weeks at farmington plantation in 1841 would be...
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which is not viewed as sort of agriculture powerhouse, the fact is i had round tables with the connecticut farm bureau who are just dumb founded that an issue like this could get sort of swept up in the just sort of do-nothing record of the republican majority in this congress. and i also think it's important for people to remember the senate farm bill, which passed as the gentleman indicated on a bipartisan basis, actually saves the taxpayers $23 billion over the next five years. it came in with a lower cost than the baseline from the last farm bill. so it actually helps the deficit situation, the house agriculture committee bill that you mentioned that got reported out, that also is -- reduces the deficit. again, i think it went a little too heavy in terms of the reductions on the nutrition side, but i am confident that that can get worked out in a conference committee if the house would take up a bill and send a bill to conference committee. but the fact of the matter is your leadership in terms of bringing out a discharge petition is probably not something that you woke up thinking you
which is not viewed as sort of agriculture powerhouse, the fact is i had round tables with the connecticut farm bureau who are just dumb founded that an issue like this could get sort of swept up in the just sort of do-nothing record of the republican majority in this congress. and i also think it's important for people to remember the senate farm bill, which passed as the gentleman indicated on a bipartisan basis, actually saves the taxpayers $23 billion over the next five years. it came in...
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china is our fifth export in connecticut. i do think the chinese need to respect our intellectual property laws, which they do not. they take our products and manufactured a similar version and sell it at cheaper prices. we cannot allow china to manipulate its currency. >> congressman -- ally or rival? >> both. we have let china get away with murder when it comes to policy. the currency is manipulated. we should call them out for it. this is critical. the federal government is outsourcing our own work in the department of defense to chinese companies. we need to stop that and keep jobs here at home. listen, i think our histories are not relevant here. -- are relevant here. linda mcmahon has outsourced work at wwe to places in china. >> he talks about this, but i have been around our state. i have talked to companies who are threatened with the knockoffs that china does. they're finding that they are painting those products and sending it right back. we need to make sure the and not manipulating the currency. we need to make s
china is our fifth export in connecticut. i do think the chinese need to respect our intellectual property laws, which they do not. they take our products and manufactured a similar version and sell it at cheaper prices. we cannot allow china to manipulate its currency. >> congressman -- ally or rival? >> both. we have let china get away with murder when it comes to policy. the currency is manipulated. we should call them out for it. this is critical. the federal government is...
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the presiding officer: the senator from connecticut. mr. lieberman: madam president, it's an honor to join in this colloquy with my friend from arizona, though i, obviously, take no pleasure in it because it's a -- it's an outcry, a kri de corps, a cry of the out about the slaughter going on in syria now, once again with the government killing its own people to maintain its own presence in power. and it's an outcry because essentially now for more than a year, the rest of the world, including the united states, has offered these victims of the brutal violence of the bashir al assad regime in da msk us -- in damascus, essentially words, words of condemnation, words of sympathy. but those words or the few cell phones we've given them, those syrian freedom fighters, don't -- don't stand up against assad's tanks, his -- his guns, the brutality of his forces. and so i'd say the answer to the question that my friend from arizona posed -- how many more people have to be killed? -- obviously, too many people have already been killed. it's time for
the presiding officer: the senator from connecticut. mr. lieberman: madam president, it's an honor to join in this colloquy with my friend from arizona, though i, obviously, take no pleasure in it because it's a -- it's an outcry, a kri de corps, a cry of the out about the slaughter going on in syria now, once again with the government killing its own people to maintain its own presence in power. and it's an outcry because essentially now for more than a year, the rest of the world, including...
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let's go to russ, connecticut. good morning. caller: good morning. i want to talk about what you talked about there with the vouchers in washington, d.c. among the rethrite the comment she talked about how the founders relate to religion. as far as the voucher program goes, it's the same thing. the very first right that we were granted in the bill of rights even before the right to bear guns, even before the right to assemble, the first right is that government should not be favoring any religion over another. guest: of course americans who have no religion are to be respected and honored just as much as those who are religious. that goes without saying. but i would remind you that jefferson also was seen carrying a bible to church on sunday and somebody said to him well you don't believe in the super natural why is it that you are attending church and carrying a bible? and i don't remember the exact words but he basically said that it was an important pillar, religion was an important pill pillar of our society and he owed it to his fellow citizens
let's go to russ, connecticut. good morning. caller: good morning. i want to talk about what you talked about there with the vouchers in washington, d.c. among the rethrite the comment she talked about how the founders relate to religion. as far as the voucher program goes, it's the same thing. the very first right that we were granted in the bill of rights even before the right to bear guns, even before the right to assemble, the first right is that government should not be favoring any...
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connecticut liberal mom tweets most rights happen when our courts realize that was -- host: and a milestone for obama. the president had his 100th fundraising campaign in less than a year. they write thursday night he has held more than 100 election campaign dinners, more than the unofficial talenties kept and suggests he pays for his fundraising and they are likely to spend tens of millions of dollars to defeat them. president obama had raised're $150 million for his campaign. next up, richard brookhiser for debra. you're on. caller: good morning. how are you doing? host: great. thank you. caller: as for the last caller. i agree with him whole heartedly. really, to tell you the truth, the reason why they are so doing that and they have been doing it for centuries. because all their. they are ok with it. if insurance pay for all that. and for the other callers that called except the one about the oil of course. i'm so glad that, un, obama is in office. even just for one thing, snurn one guy, he said we voted for black obama, who did we vote for before o'bam kay came into office? the thing a
connecticut liberal mom tweets most rights happen when our courts realize that was -- host: and a milestone for obama. the president had his 100th fundraising campaign in less than a year. they write thursday night he has held more than 100 election campaign dinners, more than the unofficial talenties kept and suggests he pays for his fundraising and they are likely to spend tens of millions of dollars to defeat them. president obama had raised're $150 million for his campaign. next up, richard...
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for individual assistance, the total number of registrations in new jersey, new york, connecticut was 122,000 and total disbursed was 107 million dollars so far. >> could you address how the gas sorted is being helped -- shorter's is being held. our generators being offered? what else is being done for people who need gas for the generators? of work beinglot done in the utility's and the industry to get pipeline terminals back up and getting the receiving. that has already been occurring. the other part of the retail side and distribution of gas. we're working very closely with governor christie's team. sometimes getting additional trucks second off load fuel -- that can off load fuel. all of these options are under way and being worked with the states. correct thinking. i think that wraps up our call for today. for more information on fema, visit fema.org. we encourage you to, for people seeking assistance, to go to disaster assistance.gove. >> we just heard from fema administrator craig fugate giving the latest on recovery efforts in the wake of hurricane sandy. president obama did
for individual assistance, the total number of registrations in new jersey, new york, connecticut was 122,000 and total disbursed was 107 million dollars so far. >> could you address how the gas sorted is being helped -- shorter's is being held. our generators being offered? what else is being done for people who need gas for the generators? of work beinglot done in the utility's and the industry to get pipeline terminals back up and getting the receiving. that has already been occurring....
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union features senator kyl from arizona, kay bailey hutchinson from texas, and joseph lieberman of connecticut. also, congressman barney frank from massachusetts. as we mentioned on newsmakers, mary kay henry. on abc this week, richard durbin of illinois, lindsey gramm of the south carolina. we will see adam smith from washington and a ban affleck who directed "argo." on me to the press, carl levin, peter king, and gregory meeks. we will also see the chairman and chief executive of honeywell international. our next call joining us on the independent line. we have pat from tennessee. caller: you made the statement a few minutes ago, exactly my thought. when you have senators and representatives of their in congress, then they are representing the states. that is how the states have a say in the budget talks. i noticed a while back they talked about reducing your marks. that is when they put things in that they want to add to the budget, things that the one for the states. that is how they are represented already. thank you. host: thank you. what you were quoting was eight tweet that came in tha
union features senator kyl from arizona, kay bailey hutchinson from texas, and joseph lieberman of connecticut. also, congressman barney frank from massachusetts. as we mentioned on newsmakers, mary kay henry. on abc this week, richard durbin of illinois, lindsey gramm of the south carolina. we will see adam smith from washington and a ban affleck who directed "argo." on me to the press, carl levin, peter king, and gregory meeks. we will also see the chairman and chief executive of...
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it's time. >> good morning, i'm congressman jim himes of connecticut. we are a small state that lately has become large in the public imagination for all the wrong reasons. the town of newtown starts at the northern border of my district. it would be better if my friend and colleague, chris murphy, whose district newtown lies in, were here today, but he's in newtown attending funerals. today in newtown we will bury daniel barden, 7 years old. kowalski, 7 years old. caroline previdi, 6 years old. victoria soto, a teacher who died shielding a child, 27 years old. and charlotte bacon, 6 years old. we came together on sunday, john and joe and rosa, myself and chris with the senators to be at that vigil where so many in the families were in the room for the first time collectively expressing their unimaginable emotion, and permeating the air of -- was a question we can't answer which is why? we can't answer that question. but over time the urgency of that question has got to transform itself in the minds of every single american and certainly in the commitme
it's time. >> good morning, i'm congressman jim himes of connecticut. we are a small state that lately has become large in the public imagination for all the wrong reasons. the town of newtown starts at the northern border of my district. it would be better if my friend and colleague, chris murphy, whose district newtown lies in, were here today, but he's in newtown attending funerals. today in newtown we will bury daniel barden, 7 years old. kowalski, 7 years old. caroline previdi, 6...
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connecticut. at that time connecticut and massachusetts and multiple other states had outlawed contraseptemberives in their states. that -- contraceptives in their states. that means you couldn't buy contraceptive in their drugstore. the case of griswald. brought the case against the state of connecticut, your state law that bans contraceptives is unconstitutional. they went before the supreme court and argued. and what are you going to base that on? how does a state not have a power that's not -- all not enumerated powers are reserved for the states or the people respectively, so the constitution, i say, defines that the states have that power. but yet the supreme court in their imagination in 1965 created this right to privacy. and right to privacy fabricated out, doesn't exist in the constitution, doesn't exist today in the constitution, but is on the lips of every law professor teaching in law, they say it was in this constitution somehow that had never been discovered until the supreme court
connecticut. at that time connecticut and massachusetts and multiple other states had outlawed contraseptemberives in their states. that -- contraceptives in their states. that means you couldn't buy contraceptive in their drugstore. the case of griswald. brought the case against the state of connecticut, your state law that bans contraceptives is unconstitutional. they went before the supreme court and argued. and what are you going to base that on? how does a state not have a power that's not...
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congressman jim himes of connecticut. we'll be back with a deep dive into the new census report looking at household income and how it has flared over the past couple of years. we will be right back. -- favored over the past couple of years. we will be right back. >> we could keep investing in the wind, solar, clean coal, and our farmers and scientists can harvest new biofuel. our construction workers can build offices and factories that waste less energy and retrofit old buildings, put them back to work. >> i will take advantage of our oil, our coal, our guest, and north america will be energy independence within eight years. >> watch and engage with c-span as the presidential campaigns move to the october debate. energy policy is one of the first topics in the first debate on october 3. foreign policy is the focus of the final debate, the 22nd. also watch the vice presidential candidates' debate on thursday, the 11th. follow our coverage on c-span, c-span radio and a mine at -- online at c-span.org. >> i think people li
congressman jim himes of connecticut. we'll be back with a deep dive into the new census report looking at household income and how it has flared over the past couple of years. we will be right back. -- favored over the past couple of years. we will be right back. >> we could keep investing in the wind, solar, clean coal, and our farmers and scientists can harvest new biofuel. our construction workers can build offices and factories that waste less energy and retrofit old buildings, put...
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at this time i'd like to yield to my colleague from connecticut, the honorable rosa delauro, who is a true leader for women's health care and i appreciate her leadership. ms. delauro: as both a catholic and an advocate of women's health, i believe these guidelines strike the necessary balance between increasing access to health care services for women, while respecting the religious beliefs of all americans. these guidelines are based on recommendations from the institute of medicine, a nonprofit, independent organization that is grounded and rooted in science. they have recommended that women have access to a wide range of services, such as screenings and counseling for domestic violence that pregnant women have access to services such as screening for gestational diabetes that women have access to at least one well-woman preventive care visit a year, and that all women have access to a range of contraceptive services. counseling and methods. let me be clear. the catholic church and its employees are exempt from these guidelines. they apply only to church institutions that serve the
at this time i'd like to yield to my colleague from connecticut, the honorable rosa delauro, who is a true leader for women's health care and i appreciate her leadership. ms. delauro: as both a catholic and an advocate of women's health, i believe these guidelines strike the necessary balance between increasing access to health care services for women, while respecting the religious beliefs of all americans. these guidelines are based on recommendations from the institute of medicine, a...
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connecticut is on the air, a republican there, good morning jean. caller: good morning. i just mostly have a comment. i wonder how mr. ignatius would feel if he were one of the last people in afghanistan because what's going to happen there, the taliban is doing to take the country over. everybody knows it. all the people, because of the timed withdrawal, all the people there are taking their sides now. and you know most of the people are going to be atrade of the taliban, afraid of losing their heads. so they're going to go with the taliban. they're scrambling for that right now. how would you like to be the last one there? you would lose your head. but we don't think anything of sending over people and leaving them knowing that we're going to pull out in 2014. that's all i have to say. host: thank you. guest: well, the caller raises a couple of good questions. the first that i would focus on is this question of whether the taliban will take over. my own guess is if you're looking for a bad outcome, to be a pessimist, which sure is easy gwynn that country's history. wha
connecticut is on the air, a republican there, good morning jean. caller: good morning. i just mostly have a comment. i wonder how mr. ignatius would feel if he were one of the last people in afghanistan because what's going to happen there, the taliban is doing to take the country over. everybody knows it. all the people, because of the timed withdrawal, all the people there are taking their sides now. and you know most of the people are going to be atrade of the taliban, afraid of losing...
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the school teacher vicky soto, stratford, connecticut, and i represent stratford, connecticut, who in the heat of a terrible moment gave her life to protect her students. she hid them. she hid them and lost her life in doing so. they all died in the line of duty. they are heroes and heroines. they gave their life to protect those children that they deal with every day, that they educate, that they care for and that they love as if they were their own. to the first responders who put their lives on the line to stop the senseless killing in sandy hook, we say thank you for your courage and for preventing more young lives from being lost for they, too, ran into a building not knowing what they were going to face. moving forward, we in this institution have to take common sense, constructive steps that will help to ensure these sorts of tragedies will not happen again. and they include insuring better access to quality mental health care, strengthening programs so that communities will have the necessary mental health resources. we have heard so much in the last several days about how we
the school teacher vicky soto, stratford, connecticut, and i represent stratford, connecticut, who in the heat of a terrible moment gave her life to protect her students. she hid them. she hid them and lost her life in doing so. they all died in the line of duty. they are heroes and heroines. they gave their life to protect those children that they deal with every day, that they educate, that they care for and that they love as if they were their own. to the first responders who put their lives...
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most recently, adam lanza from connecticut. the new york post has an editorial want to show you -- then there was this from the editorial saying -- we will hear some more from the statement he made on friday here in washington at the willard hotel. >> the nra is compiling all its knowledge, dedication, and resources to develop a model of the national school of emergency response programs. that is for every single school in america that wants it. from armed security to building design and access control, to information technology, to student and teacher training, this multifaceted program will be developed by the very best experts in the field. a former congressman will lead the effort. with a budget provided by the nra, of whatever scope the task requires -- >> that is from the ceo of the nra. the front-page headline -- philadelphia inquirer" -- back to your calls and comments on the issue of gun control. what is ahead? kathleen from chicago. caller: good morning. okay, give me a couple of seconds. first of all, i hear everybod
most recently, adam lanza from connecticut. the new york post has an editorial want to show you -- then there was this from the editorial saying -- we will hear some more from the statement he made on friday here in washington at the willard hotel. >> the nra is compiling all its knowledge, dedication, and resources to develop a model of the national school of emergency response programs. that is for every single school in america that wants it. from armed security to building design and...
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the citizens of connecticut pay more for gasoline today than they did in the middle of december. to put that into context, for the charts we have provided for you, now we're at 92 cents by virtue of the fact we had a six- cent increase just last night after i prepared this for delivery here today. at 11 billion gallons a month that americans consume in gasoline, americans today are paying $10 billion -- $10 billion more for gasoline than they were paying in the middle of december. when the context of the profs greenberger's statements with how much we should be finding an agency of the federal government for the purpose of overseeing these markets, it is costing the american consumer this amount of money just within the scope of 90 days -- 90 days -- it is extraordinary. now, what could possibly have happened in the last 90 days to have caused this problem? did i hurricanes go through the gulf of mexico? was there a massive shutdown of refineries around the world? did israel attack iran? in the absence of anything that anyone can point to, a tax on the american public of $10 bill
the citizens of connecticut pay more for gasoline today than they did in the middle of december. to put that into context, for the charts we have provided for you, now we're at 92 cents by virtue of the fact we had a six- cent increase just last night after i prepared this for delivery here today. at 11 billion gallons a month that americans consume in gasoline, americans today are paying $10 billion -- $10 billion more for gasoline than they were paying in the middle of december. when the...
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you need to be honest with the people of connecticut. be honest about discretional interest loans, your attendance and washington. those issues are important to the folks of connecticut. they want to know can they trust the congressman or senator they are sending to washington to represent them and work and fight for them. i have had a career of crating jobs -- creating jobs in creating -- and to bring to the connecticut economy. >> follow key house and senate the other races. >> a couple of live senate debates coming up. as 7:00 eastern, republican george allen and democrat tim kaine running in virginia. they are both former virginia governor says. at 8:00, live from wisconsin, connie thompson debates tommy -- tammy baldwin. mitt romney and president obama will speak at the al smith center live tonight. it is hosted by the catholic archdiocese of new york. it has provided comic relief near the end of the political cocaine. -- campaign. we spoke with a yale university professor of the origins of the dinner. >> what is the announcement di
you need to be honest with the people of connecticut. be honest about discretional interest loans, your attendance and washington. those issues are important to the folks of connecticut. they want to know can they trust the congressman or senator they are sending to washington to represent them and work and fight for them. i have had a career of crating jobs -- creating jobs in creating -- and to bring to the connecticut economy. >> follow key house and senate the other races. >> a...
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. >> that was rus from connecticut. use a cash tag as you are treated us. -- tweeting us. back to calls. you are on, larry. caller: i want to thank c-span for giving an unbiased presentation as opposed to public radio that my tax dollars fund that gave biased opinions of the people presenting that talk and would not allow us to see the entire presentation. thank you very much. secondly, as an independent looking at this presentation, paul ryan gave a reading speech -- retain speech -- rivoting speech. my favorite speaker was condoleezza rice, who gave a comprehensive and strong presentation for mitt romney and his ability to capture the global aspect of what a president needs to have to be in control. it was refreshing to hear paul ryan's speech. he gave a comprehensive approach in support of his running mate, mitt romney. he gave a lot of insight into who the man is that we will have to choose to vote for. >> thank you. next up is patrick from new york. caller: i am a tea party republican. i have been very active with that. i was pleased to learn more about paul ryan, to
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[applause] >> hello, connecticut. i cannot think of a better place to pick up a presidential a general election campaign or our republican nominee than right here in in harbor, conn. he is carrying a message of economic freedom, fiscal responsibility and energy independence, exactly what we need here in conn. i would like to introduce you a man that i am proud to be supporting. in the next president of the united states. >> thank you. please, we have a seat for you right there. you are in good shape. what do you think? could we put a few more people in there? thanks. >>out of the hallway we were just it just outside their two or 300 people out there we just for the fun of going out and speaking to them there's a very enthusiastic get interest in. in seeing some new leadership by the the president's campaign slogan was let's hope and change. i think that's changing now to two let's hope for a change. there are so many dignitaries there. do want to introduce all that are here? all friends and new. we appreciate your joi
[applause] >> hello, connecticut. i cannot think of a better place to pick up a presidential a general election campaign or our republican nominee than right here in in harbor, conn. he is carrying a message of economic freedom, fiscal responsibility and energy independence, exactly what we need here in conn. i would like to introduce you a man that i am proud to be supporting. in the next president of the united states. >> thank you. please, we have a seat for you right there. you...
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in connecticut, hello. caller: first of all, i am heartened by listening to the callers who are well educated. do not listen to the fda. they have not been advocates. they have been in the pockets of big food companies. monsanto is the most egregious. this tells you that we do not know that much and it's hard to keep up. that's all i can say. guest: anything to say? -- host: anything to say? guest: there is a problem throughout washington with regulation caleld capture. in some cases, regulatory agencies to respond to the larger companies and it is a concern. i think this is one reason why i would prefer to see the fda focus more on holding firms accountable for problems that they cause. again, that puts the onus back on food firms to exercise due diligence. host: let's look back at "the washington post" story. again, looking at when the law willfully be implemented. guest: it looks like it rim -- it depends on the fda looking for solutions. what do we really want? do we just want a regulation on the books?
in connecticut, hello. caller: first of all, i am heartened by listening to the callers who are well educated. do not listen to the fda. they have not been advocates. they have been in the pockets of big food companies. monsanto is the most egregious. this tells you that we do not know that much and it's hard to keep up. that's all i can say. guest: anything to say? -- host: anything to say? guest: there is a problem throughout washington with regulation caleld capture. in some cases,...
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host: our next call for david pollack comes from connecticut. caller: the full massacre reminded me of milosevic. the cia guys are in turkey. the united states army is the master of asymmetrical warfare. we should be sending in our top guys, putting in -- sending the modified ied's. we should really deliver a punch. host: leave it there. david pollack? guest: i am sympathetic to the caller's point of view, personally. at the same time, i think we're doing quite a lot to support the opposition without sending in our own people in to syria. it may be for the time being worth continuing to do until we get a better feeling for how much more would be required to tip the balance against us. if we go in ourselves know, we do not have enough international support to make a clean break. in other words, do it in a way that would be relatively quick and effective. we might face serious opposition, not just from the syrians, but from the russians and probably iran. i think we may come to the point where we will want to and will provide more direct support f
host: our next call for david pollack comes from connecticut. caller: the full massacre reminded me of milosevic. the cia guys are in turkey. the united states army is the master of asymmetrical warfare. we should be sending in our top guys, putting in -- sending the modified ied's. we should really deliver a punch. host: leave it there. david pollack? guest: i am sympathetic to the caller's point of view, personally. at the same time, i think we're doing quite a lot to support the opposition...
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coming up next, congressman john larson of connecticut. and later on, congressman steve chabot of ohio. we'll be right back. >> here's a look at books being publish this had week. obama's secret wars and surprising use of american power, david sanger analyzes how the obama administration has handled new foreign threats. in "the great destroyer," barack obama's war on the republic, political commentator david limbaugh presents his thoughts on president obama's first term in office. a columnist for the "new york times" examines the political influence texas has on the united states in "as texas goes: how the lone star state hijacked the american agenda." political columnist and lawyer recounts the history of the gay rights movement in "victory: the triumphant gay revolution, how a despised minority pushback beat death, found love, and changed america for everyone." former member of the maryland house of delegates presents a memoir of his father, sargent shriver, founder of the peace corps in, "a good man." there's a comprehensive account of
coming up next, congressman john larson of connecticut. and later on, congressman steve chabot of ohio. we'll be right back. >> here's a look at books being publish this had week. obama's secret wars and surprising use of american power, david sanger analyzes how the obama administration has handled new foreign threats. in "the great destroyer," barack obama's war on the republic, political commentator david limbaugh presents his thoughts on president obama's first term in...
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make it in connecticut. require the department of defense to give some preference to american manufacturers when it buys hundreds of millions, billions of dollars of products that it does. there are other ways we can assist. made in america should mean something. host: north carolina, the democrats' line, go ahead. caller: i want to make a couple of points. please do not come me off. -- cut me off. i think the senate democrats need to be much more aggressive. let's face it, nasty in their responses. i notice you are trying to have a very civil conversation in discussing compromise, but the republicans see compromise as weakness. to hear mitch mcconnell make that comment about the president when mitch mcconnell was the one who said from the beginning of the president's term that his main goal is to see that the president is a one- term president. that is what he has done. there is no compromise with the republicans. also, they are refusing to pass a jobs bill. they fear that it will help president. again, the
make it in connecticut. require the department of defense to give some preference to american manufacturers when it buys hundreds of millions, billions of dollars of products that it does. there are other ways we can assist. made in america should mean something. host: north carolina, the democrats' line, go ahead. caller: i want to make a couple of points. please do not come me off. -- cut me off. i think the senate democrats need to be much more aggressive. let's face it, nasty in their...
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the list is long in connecticut. i think about somebody like andey fisher, who was one of the piners in this country trying to teach kids with learning disabilities. one of the first female superintendent in hartford, connecticut. kid kaplan who was from my district, a feggetweight -- feather weight championship of the world and i think maybe most of the political legacy that jewish americans from connecticut have left this country. i think a lot about abraham ribbicoff. he was our governor, our senator, our congressman. and he faced not so quietly the prejudice that so many jewish americans faced as they entered into political life and commercial life throughout the last 100 years. he talked openly when he first ran for governor walking into social halls and hearing prejudice whispers throughout the room. and he talked about taking that prejudice head on. he would walk up to the podium and talk about the fact that he lived the american dream, as the son of polish immigrants, as a young guy who grew up in zipper fact
the list is long in connecticut. i think about somebody like andey fisher, who was one of the piners in this country trying to teach kids with learning disabilities. one of the first female superintendent in hartford, connecticut. kid kaplan who was from my district, a feggetweight -- feather weight championship of the world and i think maybe most of the political legacy that jewish americans from connecticut have left this country. i think a lot about abraham ribbicoff. he was our governor,...
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our next call is from connecticut. caller: i want to ask, i was following the arab spring and egypt just like that have been reading for the occupy wall street here in this country. i have heard the muslim brotherhood has been revamped and is much more moderate. i wonder if there is really a choice at all? the third candidate you were talking about, is he the candidates who would have mostly encapsulated the views of the people who were in the square? >> let's start with the muslim brotherhood briefly. i am not sure whether they have become moderate or not. they have always been a middle- class, conservative, don't rock the boat too much, nonviolent movement. by and large. we have seen that in all of the contentions -- all the contentious movements. they're appealing to the core segment of the supporters for this round of the election and focused on the application of sharia law. he had competition from a more liberal islamist who was doing quite well. he was ahead until two weeks ago. it is not clear that they have pr
our next call is from connecticut. caller: i want to ask, i was following the arab spring and egypt just like that have been reading for the occupy wall street here in this country. i have heard the muslim brotherhood has been revamped and is much more moderate. i wonder if there is really a choice at all? the third candidate you were talking about, is he the candidates who would have mostly encapsulated the views of the people who were in the square? >> let's start with the muslim...
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this is a case going on in connecticut. when he took it to the supreme court and the rest of appeal, they overturned the appellate decision. then we won with a double jeopardy and brought it again to the supreme court in connecticut in which, to paraphrase, they agreed to double jeopardy, of but two justices wanted to hear the case in that is why they did. toer that, they're going lead it stand that it agrees is double jeopardy but because the direct appeal they overturned which is basically a bureaucracy going on. host: do you have a question for our guest? caller: i have tried to go to reporters and everyone tells me they are not interested because this is not anything that is new. guest: i'm sorry about that situation. it will be hard for me as an outsider not familiar with the case to be able to respond to the specifics. something you started with it is, if there is not dna, that is the game changer here. it is the rise in a specific technology or test that actually is a scientifically proven to be able to determine if
this is a case going on in connecticut. when he took it to the supreme court and the rest of appeal, they overturned the appellate decision. then we won with a double jeopardy and brought it again to the supreme court in connecticut in which, to paraphrase, they agreed to double jeopardy, of but two justices wanted to hear the case in that is why they did. toer that, they're going lead it stand that it agrees is double jeopardy but because the direct appeal they overturned which is basically a...
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that is from the senator-elect in connecticut. next up is randy in florida. go ahead. >> i appreciate you taking my call. there is no words in any language that can express the pain and the saddenness and the horror of these evil incidents. but i know we're going to end up public sizing this and i have to say -- if the adults were trained and if the adults were armed and these other incidents that have happened there would be less chance of children being dead because the adults would do what the adult always do which is protect the children. >> do you think in a situation like that where reports say that he fired over 100 rounds that the adults could have much of an effect there? >> they would have a bigger effect by having nothing in their hands. when there is no security, there is nothing of loss. some way we have to figure out that we have to exdefend ourselves as individuals, and we have to defend our families, and we have to defend our children. it is so crazy that these insane individuals that do this for attention, that do it out of malice, they have
that is from the senator-elect in connecticut. next up is randy in florida. go ahead. >> i appreciate you taking my call. there is no words in any language that can express the pain and the saddenness and the horror of these evil incidents. but i know we're going to end up public sizing this and i have to say -- if the adults were trained and if the adults were armed and these other incidents that have happened there would be less chance of children being dead because the adults would do...
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debbie is a democrat in connecticut. go ahead. caller: are they doing anything here, and also, what do they have to do with the united nations? and they worked with them as well? host: michael, a democrat. caller: my question has to do with funds that flow into defense contractors, and also what is the status with the united states as far as being the largest defense contractor consortium in the world, and how wars aggrandize these defense contractors, and what will this institute has in standing in between peace, which is obviously making less money for defense contractors? host: all right, michael. coming up, andrew wilder. he is joining us from the fifth floor of the united states is a to the peace. we want to dig deeper into the situation in afghanistan. what does this deal mean for future negotiations. guest: this is a significant development. it is the last, major hurdle that stood in the path of negotiating a strategic partnership agreement between the governments of afghanistan and the united states. it would dictate. ther
debbie is a democrat in connecticut. go ahead. caller: are they doing anything here, and also, what do they have to do with the united nations? and they worked with them as well? host: michael, a democrat. caller: my question has to do with funds that flow into defense contractors, and also what is the status with the united states as far as being the largest defense contractor consortium in the world, and how wars aggrandize these defense contractors, and what will this institute has in...
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a democrat from connecticut. -- stuart. caller: i just want to comment from a religious point of view. host: we are listening. caller: ok. i tried to make this as short as i can. issues like condescends of use and abortion are not to be found -- contraceptive use of abortion and not to be found in thie koran and -- but hamas said quality, it comes from a section that indicates -- but homosexuality, it comes from a section from leviticus, where you cannot have sex with your father or brother or your son, just some examples, and of course, the reverse is true for a male. and those relationships, which are today barred by criminal statutes in hebrew are called a word which means sin. is calledhomosexual while l something that is translated as an abomination. while the situation does not call for harm or discrimination towards people who are , tosexual, the government pass a laws to give the same status is a way to promote and encourage the behavior. it would be the same thing like allowing you to marry your brother. host: we g
a democrat from connecticut. -- stuart. caller: i just want to comment from a religious point of view. host: we are listening. caller: ok. i tried to make this as short as i can. issues like condescends of use and abortion are not to be found -- contraceptive use of abortion and not to be found in thie koran and -- but hamas said quality, it comes from a section that indicates -- but homosexuality, it comes from a section from leviticus, where you cannot have sex with your father or brother or...
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connecticut? >> this is an important question for people to know -- >> i accept the decision of griswald. >> i take that as a no. >> then you misunderstand it. >> do you support an amendment to the u.s. constitution, the person had amendment that was proposed in the state of mississippi and failed? >> i would look at the language of that, but generally speaking, if so inclined to be supportive of the finding -- defining life at the conception and the catholic church in the five basic positions of the church with embryonic stem cell research. i would want to see the language. >> if you years ago you showed a scale model of a wall that should be built on the southern border with mexico. do you still feel that this is the way to go? >> people said we cannot build a wall. i said, i would get down to the tinker toys and show them. i put together a model and said, this is how we do it. we could build a mile of this per day. this puts aside the argument, that we have 5,500 miles of the great wall of chin
connecticut? >> this is an important question for people to know -- >> i accept the decision of griswald. >> i take that as a no. >> then you misunderstand it. >> do you support an amendment to the u.s. constitution, the person had amendment that was proposed in the state of mississippi and failed? >> i would look at the language of that, but generally speaking, if so inclined to be supportive of the finding -- defining life at the conception and the catholic...
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the focus on all of those shows is the shooting in connecticut. a "meet the press" beginning at noon. at 1:00, you can hear abc's " this week." with an appearance by the connecticut governor, richard blum and fall, and a republican from utah. at 2:00 p.m., "fox news sunday." dick durbin, joe lieberman, and [indiscernible] "state of the union" follows that at 3:00. including richard blumenthal and chris murphy. at 4:00, "face the nation." bob schieffer talks with governor molloy and paul vance. chuck schumer of new york and kay bailey, from texas. these are brought to you as a public service by the networks and c-span. the rearing begins at noon eastern. at 3:00, listened to them all on c-span radio. -- listen to them all on c-span radio. you can listen on your smart phone or online. caller: my inspiration was -- [video clip] >> my inspiration was the archives and documents about the cold war. talking about roosevelt, stalin, churchill, we know the main events from our point of view. i wanted to show it from a different angle, from the ground up, w
the focus on all of those shows is the shooting in connecticut. a "meet the press" beginning at noon. at 1:00, you can hear abc's " this week." with an appearance by the connecticut governor, richard blum and fall, and a republican from utah. at 2:00 p.m., "fox news sunday." dick durbin, joe lieberman, and [indiscernible] "state of the union" follows that at 3:00. including richard blumenthal and chris murphy. at 4:00, "face the nation." bob...
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mcgovern: before i yield to the the gentlewoman from connecticut. i would like to yield myself such time as i may consume. i think it's important for us not to try to fool anybody by saying that we are adequately living up to the challenge of combating hunger and food insecurity in this country because there are 49 million americans who would disagree and they are hungry in our country. the richest country on the planet. 17 million of them are children. among the many things that are cut in this agriculture appropriations bill is the commodities supplemental food program. that would throw seniors off of food assistance. we can talk about that we are trying to do the best we can, but let's not say we are doing something we are not. we are not meeting the challenge of ending hunger and food insecurity in america. and this is one of the things of this appropriations process, the very programs to help people get out of poverty and get on their feet again are being flashed. you are balancing the budget on the backs of hungry people while you ask donald t
mcgovern: before i yield to the the gentlewoman from connecticut. i would like to yield myself such time as i may consume. i think it's important for us not to try to fool anybody by saying that we are adequately living up to the challenge of combating hunger and food insecurity in this country because there are 49 million americans who would disagree and they are hungry in our country. the richest country on the planet. 17 million of them are children. among the many things that are cut in...
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new york is paying for a connecticut person. that will not be fair and must actually have insurance. you need to provide for emergency room care so people will be guilt free to travel interstate. the need to make sure that people have insurance so some states are not taking advantage of others. this individual mandate itself need not actually regulate interstate commerce. it needs to be a part of a comprehensive thing as a whole. this is what's they explicitly said in the case. you look at if the law as a whole tries to solve the interstate problems. >> that really puts handcuffs on congress. we have been listening to 20 minutes of this. do you know what congress has to do? the regulation does not have to do anything with congress. as long as to attach it to a bill, that is ok. >> did it its due. did it its due. it is not just attached to something. it is part of an integrated scheme. that does not make it constitutional. explain why it is right to say there is a spill that has five pieces that worked together. one of them is an
new york is paying for a connecticut person. that will not be fair and must actually have insurance. you need to provide for emergency room care so people will be guilt free to travel interstate. the need to make sure that people have insurance so some states are not taking advantage of others. this individual mandate itself need not actually regulate interstate commerce. it needs to be a part of a comprehensive thing as a whole. this is what's they explicitly said in the case. you look at if...
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dawn is on the line from new haven, connecticut. good morning. caller: i know that the topic is foreign, but i wanted to just say that barack obama has always said that his favorite president is abraham lincoln. i have a quote from abraham lincoln, can i read it? host: yes. caller: you cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong, you cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift, you cannot look up the wage earner by pulling out -- pulling down the wage earner. you cannot build character and courage by taking away man's initiative and independence. you cannot help them man permanently by doing for him what they could and should do for themselves. host: what does that all mean to you? caller: it means that obama is not doing what abraham lincoln wrote. he is doing everything that -- he is doing everything different. he is trying to destroy the rich. what i mean by that is that -- if we destroy the people who give us our wages, we will not have any place to work anymore, will we? host: a couple of other headlines you might be interest
dawn is on the line from new haven, connecticut. good morning. caller: i know that the topic is foreign, but i wanted to just say that barack obama has always said that his favorite president is abraham lincoln. i have a quote from abraham lincoln, can i read it? host: yes. caller: you cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong, you cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift, you cannot look up the wage earner by pulling out -- pulling down the wage earner. you cannot build...
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first of all, you should know that the people in china are riveted by the tragedy of newtown, connecticut, and people in china feel very deeply about it, and their thoughts are with the families as well. just within the last weeks, we have undergone and seen major political events both in the united states and china. obviously, the reelection of president obama here, and also the unveiling of a new group of leaders in china. both aspects speak to continuity and change. we will head the new secretary of state, and if we are to believe the press reports it will be senator john kerry. the overriding thing that i want to impress upon people is there will be continuity in the u.s.- china relationship, because for quite some time the leaders of both countries have been committed to greater engagement with each other, and really working very hard at developing a mutually beneficial, constructive relationship and one with cooperation. the reason is that so much of the world's economy is in the asia-pacific arena. 60% of the world's gdp is in the asia-pacific region, and we are so economically int
first of all, you should know that the people in china are riveted by the tragedy of newtown, connecticut, and people in china feel very deeply about it, and their thoughts are with the families as well. just within the last weeks, we have undergone and seen major political events both in the united states and china. obviously, the reelection of president obama here, and also the unveiling of a new group of leaders in china. both aspects speak to continuity and change. we will head the new...
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rhode island, new york, maine, connecticut, pennsylvania. well, you have got to have pennsylvania. rick is here. barbados, wow. i believe they're not part of the united states. [laughter] how about west coast? anybody from the midwest or west coast? illinois, all right. good. ok. [laughs] let's see. great britain, back here. let me give you able more color here. >> [inaudible] >> ok, all right. ok. let's see. well, all right. i do not think i want to add anything else at this point. >> we want rick. we want rick. >> [chanting -- we want rick] >> we're just standing by here in hollis, new hampshire. apparently, rick santorum is just outside the doors here, speaking to the crowd that is outside this barn in southern new hampshire, coming inside momentarily to let you know, the former pennsylvania senator will be heading to manchester tonight for the abc wmur debate. that is the first debate since the iowa caucuses when the former senator had such a surge among the voters. now back to the event here in hollis, new hampshire. >> i noticed london -- one of the criticisms of rigs santoru
rhode island, new york, maine, connecticut, pennsylvania. well, you have got to have pennsylvania. rick is here. barbados, wow. i believe they're not part of the united states. [laughter] how about west coast? anybody from the midwest or west coast? illinois, all right. good. ok. [laughs] let's see. great britain, back here. let me give you able more color here. >> [inaudible] >> ok, all right. ok. let's see. well, all right. i do not think i want to add anything else at this point....
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the gentleman from connecticut. mr. larson: it gives me great honor to introduce the dean of the connecticut delegation and a voice for compassion, who believes passionately about this health care law that's in effect for the american people, rosa delauro from connecticut, i yield a minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from connecticut is recognized for one minute. ms. delauro: what will happen if the house majority skeds in repealing the -- succeeds in repealing the affordable care act? 16 million children will once again be denied coverage. 6.6 young adults under 26 will no longer be covered by their parent's insurance plan. insurers will be allowed to discriminate against women again, charge them more, deny them coverage because they had a see syrian section, leaving maternity and peed at rick care out of -- pediatric care out of their policy. 360,000 small businesses will lose tax credits. americans will have to pay out of pocket for preventive services like cancer screenings and wellness exams. preventi
the gentleman from connecticut. mr. larson: it gives me great honor to introduce the dean of the connecticut delegation and a voice for compassion, who believes passionately about this health care law that's in effect for the american people, rosa delauro from connecticut, i yield a minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from connecticut is recognized for one minute. ms. delauro: what will happen if the house majority skeds in repealing the -- succeeds in repealing the affordable care...
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connecticut? >> this is an important question for people to know -- >> i accept the decision of griswald. >> i take that as a no. >> then you misunderstand it. [laughter] >> do you support an amendment to the u.s. constitution, the person had amendment that was proposed in the state of mississippi and failed? >> i would look at the language of that, but generally speaking, if so inclined to be supportive of the finding -- defining life at the conception and the catholic church in the five basic positions of the church with embryonic stem cell research. i would want to see the language. >> if you years ago you showed a scale model of a wall that should be built on the southern border with mexico. do you still feel that this is the way to go? >> people said we cannot build a wall. i said, i would get down to the tinker toys and show them. i put together a model and said, this is how we do it. we could build a mile of this per day. this puts aside the argument, that we have 5,500 miles of the great w
connecticut? >> this is an important question for people to know -- >> i accept the decision of griswald. >> i take that as a no. >> then you misunderstand it. [laughter] >> do you support an amendment to the u.s. constitution, the person had amendment that was proposed in the state of mississippi and failed? >> i would look at the language of that, but generally speaking, if so inclined to be supportive of the finding -- defining life at the conception and...